Says the statement: “While Utah Rugby does not deny an incident involving alcohol which occurred in May 2012, the punishment, effectively spanning four years, is deemed to be excessively harsh and unfair to everyone currently involved in the program.”

The team goes on to call from an independent investigation of the incident and a review of the punishment. The team “is anxious to come to a just resolution of this matter in a manner that is consistent. … we feel that punishing an entire team or organization for the actions of one of its members creates an atmosphere of injustice and bias to the rest of the committed student-athletes, which we feel is contrary to the mission of the University.”

2 comments

Benjamin

Assuming Utah Rugby’s statement to be accurate, and only one individual messed up a year ago, it seems a shame to punish the innocent along with the guilty. Hopefully a fair resolution can be reached for all involved.